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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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